They may all be 80-something, but Miss Bertie, Miss Mary and Miss Dee certainly are not resting on their laurels.

That’s because every Tuesday morning for the past decade, rain or shine, sleet or snow, you’ll see Miss Bertie, Miss Mary and Miss Dee volunteering at the North Side Ministry Food Pantry, sometimes even a few times a week .

These steadfast volunteers have rarely missed a day in 10 years, even during this brutal Pittsburgh winter.

It was an idea Kathleen and two friends had more than 25 years ago: to gather perfectly viable medical supplies that were no longer needed or used, and get them to hospitals that were in dire need of them, here in Pittsburgh and internationally.

With all the pressures that students have in college these days — hard course loads, maintaining good grades and even finding time for fun, you would think they would have little time for anything else.